for specific exemptions. >>senatorjohnkerryhas been answering questions on foreign policy issues. his confirmation hearing to be the next secretary of state began today. he says if he's confirmed - he'll be a passionate advocate on the issue of climate change. and says the u-s will do what it must to prevent iran from developing a nuclear weapon. he also came to the defense of hillary clinton today. the outgoing secretary of defense was grilled yesterday on the terror attack on the diplomatic compound >> you basically reassured hillary clinton and let's just move on. >> senator, if you're trying to get some daylight between the anti-clinton that is not going to happen here today. if your question is the americans should get the truth and should it matter hillary clinton says as and i say yes sir >> there was a little drama when a protestor had to be escorted from the room. a woman who was shouting about the need for peace. kerry took it all in stride. he's expected to be easily confirmed as secretary of state. some good economic news now. the number of people filing for first-time une

is again on the cover.this time he's facing off against hisbrotherjohn.who coachestheravens.johnis15 months older than jim. this is the first time two brothers who are head coaches will face off against each other in the super bowl. the n-f-c champs celebrated their super bowl berth after their cross country flight sunday night. t-m-z published pictures of star quarterback colin kaepernick and other niners teammates in a san jose club.motif night club. kaepernick was wearing a red beanie. couple other shots of him. kap apparently was getting so much attention and the crowd around him got so big, he had to go up to a private area. back-up q-b alex smith was also in the club. you can see teammate delanie walker there in the back. lineman ricky jean francois was wide eyed and ready to party after the big win. some players ordered bottles of champagle - little cristal. tmz reports it was a pretty tame party - mostly sipping champagne and toasting the nfc title. the d-j at the club apparently introduced the players one by one. crowd went bonkers. it must have been pretty exciting. >> cath

talk aboutwithjohn. thereis less time that we're going to talk about. victory has 1000 fathers. we just feel like the fighters are first. there are the ones that have the most and the ones that we should be talking about. >> pam: much more ahead in sports tonight on kron-4 news at six. and stay with kron4, as we continue to lead up to the niners-ravens super bowl. updates also available on kron-4-dot-com, and our facebook and twitter feeds. >> ofreal political fights await president barrack obama, and his second term. here is mister obama being ceremonially sworn in for a second term. among the constested issues he's facing -- the debt ceiling, and gun control. the president alluded to the challenges ahead in his inaugural adderss speech. >> we must make the hard choices to reduce the health care and the size of our deficit of we do not want it to make the choice of caring for the generation that the share of the country and the generation that will shape this country. >> also address - climate change and equal pay for women. joining us now, kron-4's political analyst micahel yaki.

at the national mall with religious leaders and politicians. and there was a message fromspeakerjohnboehner.>> in accordance with the will of the people, we will again work to pass the no taxpayer funding for abortion act, formally codifying the hyde amendment. of course, defending life is much more than just voting the right way or saying the right things. it's about promoting a culture of life. it's about understanding that abortion is defining human rights as the issue of our time because human life is not an economic or political commodity and no government on earth has the right to treat it as such. >> catherine: activists ended the rally by marching to the steps of the supreme court. >> chicago mayor rahm emanuel is asking big banks to stop lending to gun makers. he's writing to the bank of america and to t-d bank. he wants the ceo's to use their influence to pressure gun makers to support tougher gun control. both banks offer lines of credit to gun makers which do 'not' support more gun control. at this point. the banks are not responding publicly. we take a look at the world >> som